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Oklahoma Sooners 2014 Record: 8-5, 5-4 Big 12 (lost bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Is Bob Stoops done? The story of Oklahoma football at the moment belongs to its coach, not the team. Bob Stoops won the national championship in his second year with the Sooners and has spent the last 15 seasons trying to […]
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In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term as President of the United States. Don Larsen threw his perfect game in the World Series. America hadn’t landed on the moon. Vietnam had not yet begun. Don Draper’s life and times in Mad Men had not been explored — not until the beginning of the […]
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 4: Jamal Golden #4 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets makes a game-clinching interception against the Miami Hurricanes at Bobby Dodd Stadium on October 4, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2014 Record: 11-3, 6-2 ACC (won bowl game) 1 Burning Question: Will the Yellow Jackets Finish in the top 10 Again? Georgia Tech was playing as well as any team in the country when the 2014-’15 campaign ended. Over the final four games of the year, the Jackets posted victories over […]
EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 18: The Michigan State Spartans fans celebrate the overtime victory against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Spartan Stadium on September 18, 2010 in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish 34-31 in overtime. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/Getty Images)
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 8/2/2015
While we’re getting closer, college football season (at the FBS level) is still “a month and a wake up” away from starting. Even though that seems like an eternity away, the 2015-’16 campaign will be here before you know it. Until that time arrives, I’ll go into the vault to provide an assortment of random […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/1/2015
At Big Ten Media Days, commissioner Jim Delany did something that should not surprise anyone. He announced a conference “strength-of-schedule commitment” as a way of improving standards and boosting the resumes of each member program: This development contains legitimate news value, but it is also carries significance primarily because of a structural adjustment the Big […]
LOUISVILLE, KY – JANUARY 09: Bobby Petrino talks to the media after being introduced as the head coach of the University of Louisville at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on January 9, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Bobby Petrino is a firm believer in second chances. While he has experienced second and third chances (and even fourth chances) throughout his personal career, this story will be told sans any motorcycles, mistresses, or angry birds… or Falcons. What matters most to Petrino is winning, and he will do whatever it takes to get […]
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Out Big Ten college football roundtables come to an end today as TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and a special rotating guest in our weekly roundtable discussing all things college football. Earlier this week we discussed the most improved teams and the most intriguing games. For the final part of […]
LOUISVILLE, KY – NOVEMBER 29: Brandon Radcliff #23 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates as he runs for a touchdown during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on November 29, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Louisville Cardinals 2014 Record: 9-4 (lost to Georgia in Belk Bowl) 1 Burning Question: How do the Cardinals replace all that NFL talent? With the exception of only ACC foe Florida State, no team had more players selected in the 2015 NFL Draft than Louisville. The Cardinals will not have to replace only wide receiver […]
Michigan linebacker Kenny Demens and safety Jordan Kovacs tackle Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde on Saturday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Yesterday, we kicked off our Big Ten college football roundtables by discussing which teams would be the most improved. Today, TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests to continue our discussion of the Pac-12. On our Big Ten panel we we are joined by Ken Kohl of […]
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Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect In a way, these Heisman lists are unfair click bait titles that are more a way of saying, “here are the best quarterbacks in the conference with a running back or two mixed in … and if you want to go real hipster, a wide receiver.” In another sense, even […]
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LSU Tigers 2014 Record: 8-5 overall, 4-4 SEC (lost to Notre Dame in Music City Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can the Tigers find a QB? After four straight double digit win seasons, LSU struggled to an 8-5 record in 2014. The biggest reason for their decline? They were dead last in the SEC in passing yards. […]
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions following the first day of spring practice at a press conference at Schembechler Hall Tuesday. (ALLISON FARRAND / Daily)
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On this weeks edition of The Student Section college football roundtable, we focus in on the Big Ten Conference. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests in our weekly roundtable discussing all things college football. To talk about Big Ten football as we are joined by Jason Long of The Buckeye […]
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When learning to write about an athlete in a context far beyond game nights, journalism students or aspiring writers could find a far worse example than John McPhee’s profile of legendary college basketball star Bill Bradley. McPhee’s book, “A Sense Of Where You Are: Bill Bradley At Princeton,” set a very high standard for profiles […]
